Reel Stories
2021-03-05 - 2021-03-14 | ON
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The 17th edition of Reel Stories will be coming online this year. Discover extraordinary things about the world from this thought-provoking film festival which includes documentaries and dramas inspired by true events and real people.
Being online means you can view these must-see films on your own schedule throughout the festival – enjoy your ten-day film adventure!
Stream Anytime between March 5-14! – THIS EVENT HAS PASSED

Guest Talks – viewable with their respective films:
Co-Director / Co-Producer Noel Smyth (Camino Skies); Director Charles Wilkinson (Haida Modern); Director Posy Dixon (Keyboard Fantasies); Director Lulu Wei & Producer Ali Weinstein (There’s No Place Like This Place, Anyplace).

FILM TICKETS: $10
Purchase by clicking on the film you’d like to see and follow the link.

ALL-ACCESS FILM PASS: $75
This allows you to view any of the 2021 Reel Stories films, subject to your region. All prices include HST.
Buying a pass outside of Ontario? Be sure to check the availability of each film, as some are geo-blocked and unavailable in certain areas.
The majority of films are ONLY AVAILABLE IN CANADA. Haida Modern is only available in Ontario, and Camino Skies is available in Canada and the US.

Have more questions? See our Frequently asked questions page: Streaming FAQs
Films are viewable at your leisure from March 5 (12:00 AM) through to March 14 (11:59 PM).
All streams will be available for 50 hours from when you hit play to begin watching.
Should you need further assistance, our customer service staff is on call and will be more than happy to answer any and all questions. Please call 705-481-1004 (and leave a message) and we will promptly reply, or email info@barriefilmfestival.ca

Looking for something delicious to enhance your viewing experience?
Here is a list of local participating restaurant offers, available during our Reel Stories festival!

Some Navigating Tips:
The main link you will need to enjoy the festival is the FILM LISTING which takes you to the STREAMING EVENTS page. It is here that you will see all the films being shown and it is from this same page that the films are ordered and viewed as well.
The first thing you’ll need to do is set up an account (unless you already have one created in the Barrie Film Festival ticketing system). If you already have an account you will sign in with your email and password and if you don’t remember your password or you have an account but have never used it online (only at box office), there is an option to click to reset it.
To create an account click on the little person icon on the top right, to the left of the shopping cart and “SIGN IN”. Then click the bottom gray box that says: “Don’t have an account yet? Click here to sign-up”. Fill in all the areas that have an asterisk next to them and once you’ve done that the little icon on the top right will change to your initial. There are three horizontal lines, top left (next to the Barrie Film Festival logo) to help you navigate to either purchase an All Access Pass or to go back to STREAMING EVENTS (which is the same film listing page you started from). It is here that you can learn more about each film, but it is also from here that you will order and watch the films.
By clicking “View More” beneath a film you are interested in. It will take you to that film’s page. From here you can “Buy Tickets” individually as well as “Click to Stream”.
Currently you can stream through the following web browsers: Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Microsoft Edge, and Opera. For both PC and Apple computers, we recommend that you use the latest version of your browser.
Note: Internet Explorer is not supported.

Quick View of Line up – go to FILM LISTING to ORDER & VIEW

CAMINO SKIES
– CANADIAN PREMIERE –
Trailer

CHOLITAS
Trailer

HAIDA MODERN

Trailer

DEREK DELGAUDIO’S
IN & OF ITSELF
Trailer

KEYBOARD FANTASIES:
The Beverly Glenn-Copeland Story
Trailer

MRS. LOWRY & SON
Trailer
***THIS FILM WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE March 12 to 14, 2021***

MY SALINGER YEAR
Trailer

STRAY
Trailer

THE SIT-IN:
Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

Trailer

THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE THIS PLACE, ANYPLACE
Trailer

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24th Annual Barrie Film Festival
2021-09-23 - 2021-10-03 | ON
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The 24th Annual Barrie Film Festival will return with a hybrid event offering a combination of in-person and online screenings starting September 23, 2021.
September 23 – October 3, 2021
Sept 23 to 26 – DRIVE-IN
Sept 27 to Oct 3 – VIRTUAL
Sept 30 – IN-PERSON at Galaxy (Commerce Park); followed by a Post-screening Gathering at Kenzington Burger Bar (Bryne Dr.)

A big thank you to our funders and sponsors for their support:

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BEST SELLERS - Sunset Drive-In
2021-09-23 20:00 - 22:30 (America/Toronto) | Sunset Barrie Drive-in, 134 Line 4 South, Oro-Medonte, Ontario, L0L 2L0, Canada
Festival Opener: BEST SELLERS

Thursday, September 23, 2021
Sunset Barrie Drive-In, starts at dusk, rain or shine

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH SUNSET BARRIE
Tickets are sold by car. Adults $13

A film by Lina Roessler
Drama/Comedy | 100 min. | Canada/USA | 2021
Starring: Michael Caine, Aubrey Plaza, Scott Speedman, Cary Elwes, Ellen Wong

CLICK HERE to watch the trailer

Lucy Stanbridge (Aubrey Plaza) has inherited her father’s boutique publishing house, and the ambitious would-be editor has nearly sunk it with failing YA titles and bad reviews.
When she discovers the company is owed a book by Harris Shaw (Michael Caine), a reclusive, cantankerous, booze-addled author who originally put the company on the map, she looks to him for one last stab at salvation, both commercial and critical.
Her timing couldn’t be more perfect. Harris owes money and he happens to have a new book – which he hates. Lucy’s ecstatic until she finds out Harris’s old contract stipulates that no one edit his work. However, in exchange, he must tour the book.
And so is born the book tour from hell – where fame doesn’t equal fortune.

For COVD-19 Protocols at Sunset Barrie CLICK HERE
In-person: Thursday, September 23, 2021, Sunset Barrie Drive-In
Online: September 27-October 3, 2021 – through our VIRTUAL EVENTS
The 24th Annual Barrie Film Festival runs September 23 – October 3, 2021 with a combination of in-person and online screenings. CLICK HERE to return to main page.

DREAM HORSE - Sunset Barrie Drive-in
2021-09-24 20:00 - 22:30 | Sunset Barrie Drive-in, 134 Line 4 South, Oro-Medonte, Ontario, L0L 2L0, Canada
Friday, September 24, 2021
Sunset Barrie Drive-In, starts at dusk, rain or shine

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH SUNSET BARRIE
Tickets are sold by car. Adults $13

A film by Euros Lyn
Drama | Rated G – some mild language and thematic elements |113 min. | UK | 2020
Starring: Toni Collette, Damian Lewis, Owen Teale, Joanna Page, Karl Johnson, Steffan Rhodri
CLICK HERE for the Trailer

“An Inspirational, Feel-good movie” – Andy Lea, DAILY STAR

The film tells the inspiring true story of Dream Alliance, an unlikely racehorse bred by small town Welsh bartender Jan Vokes (Academy Award® nominee Toni Collette). With very little money and no experience, Jan convinces her neighbours to chip in their meager earnings to help raise Dream in the hopes he can compete with the racing elites. The group’s investment pays off as Dream rises through the ranks with grit and determination, showing the heart of a true champion.

For COVD-19 Protocols at Sunset Barrie CLICK HERE
In-person: Friday, September 24, 2021, Sunset Barrie Drive-In
Online: September 27-October 3, 2021 – through our VIRTUAL EVENTS
The 24th Annual Barrie Film Festival runs September 23 – October 3, 2021 with a combination of in-person and online screenings. CLICK HERE to return to main page.

SHORT FILM SHOWCASE/AWARDS - Sunset Barrie Drive-In
2021-09-25 20:00 - 22:30 | Sunset Barrie Drive-in, 134 Line 4 South, Oro-Medonte, Ontario, L0L 2L0, Canada
Saturday, September 25, 2021
Sunset Barrie Drive-In, starts at dusk, rain or shine

Content advisory: some films contain coarse language and mature content.

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH SUNSET BARRIE
Tickets are sold by car. Adults $13

Presenting a highly varied selection of films submitted by regional, national and international filmmakers and curated by our panel of judges. All of the short films screened will be eligible for the People’s Choice Award that is voted on immediately after the screening. The awards for all categories will be announced directly following the screening in a physically-distanced format. A very big THANK YOU to all the filmmakers who submitted their work.

CLICK HERE for the SHOWCASE LINE UP!

For COVD-19 Protocols at Sunset Barrie CLICK HERE
The 24th Annual Barrie Film Festival runs September 23 – October 3, 2021 with a combination of in-person and online screenings. CLICK HERE to return to main page.

SUMMER OF SOUL - Sunset Barrie Drive-In
2021-09-26 20:00 - 22:30 | Sunset Barrie Drive-in, 134 Line 4 South, Oro-Medonte, Ontario, L0L 2L0, Canada
Summer Of Soul
(…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Sunday, September 26, 2021
Sunset Barrie Drive-In, starts at dusk, rain or shine

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH SUNSET BARRIE
Tickets are sold by car. Adults $13

A film by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
Documentary | Rated PG – for some disturbing images, smoking and brief drug material |117 min. | USA

CLICK HERE for the Trailer

“Summer of Soul is both a tribute to the artists and, just as importantly, their audience – which is what makes it not just a great concert film but a great documentary, period.” – David Fear, Rolling Stone

“Thompson’s feature debut intertwines music and politics in one of the best concert movies of all time.” – Mark Kermode, Observer (UK)

In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary—part music film, part historical record created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture and fashion. Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park). The footage was never seen and largely forgotten–until now. SUMMER OF SOUL shines a light on the importance of history to our spiritual well-being and stands as a testament to the healing power of music during times of unrest, both past and present. The feature includes never-before-seen concert performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, The 5th Dimension and more.

Awards:
Winner – Audience Award, Documentary, Sundance Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Grand Jury Prize, Documentary, Sundance Film Festival, 2021
Winner – BIFF Award, Best Documentary, Boulder International Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Audience Choice Award, Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, 2021
Winner – John Schlesinger Award, Provincetown International Film Festival, 2021

For COVD-19 Protocols at Sunset Barrie CLICK HERE
The 24th Annual Barrie Film Festival runs September 23 – October 3, 2021 with a combination of in-person and online screenings. CLICK HERE to return to main page.

BEANS - Galaxy Cinemas
2021-09-30 19:00 | Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8, 72 Commerce Park Drive, Barrie, Ontario, L4N 8W8, Canada
In-person only: Thursday, September 30, 2021
Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8
Directed by Tracey Deer
Drama, Rated 14A – coarse language; violence, 92 minutes, Canada, 2020
Starring: Kiawentiio, Rainbow Dickerson, Violah Beauvais, Paulina Alexis, D’Pharaoh McKay Woon-A-Tai

Reserved seating. Tickets $10.00
***THIS SCREENING HAS SOLD OUT***

BEANS is the coming-of-age story of a Mohawk girl named Tekehentahkhwa, who more often goes by her quirky nickname, Beans (Kiawentiio). She’s a loving big sister to her constant sidekick, Ruby (Violah Beauvais), as they play in the woods and carefully avoid the rough and tough kids of their neighbourhood on the Mohawk reserve of Kahnawà:ke, Quebec.
Her father, Kania’tariio (Joel Montgrand), rides her hard because he worries her sensitivity is a dangerous weakness. But her mother, Lily (Rainbow Dickerson), has great aspirations for her and is an even bigger force to be reckoned with. They don’t agree on whether she should leave the reserve for high school, and Beans isn’t brave enough to speak up for what she wants.
This debate is pushed to the side when a peaceful protest at a neighbouring reserve turns into an armed stand-off to protect a burial ground from being desecrated for a golf course expansion. Beans’ community quickly joins the battle in what becomes known as the Oka Crisis. Overnight, her community is cut off from the outside world.
Beans seeks out the toughest girl she knows, April (Paulina Alexis), to transform into the brave Mohawk warrior that she needs to be to survive. She gains acceptance with the cool clique, but that doesn’t prepare her for the racism and violence she confronts as the conflict escalates. Unable to cope, she descends into a dark, rage-filled existence focused on revenge.
It’s not until her reckless actions put everyone she cares about into peril that she wakes up to what’s really important in her fragile world.

Awards: 12 wins and 8 nominations
Winner – Rising Stars Award, Toronto International Film Festival, 2020
Winner – Best Canadian Feature Film, Vancouver International Film Festival, 2020
Winner – DGC Discovery Award, Directors Guild of Canada, 2020
Winner – WGC Award, Feature Film, Writers Guild of Canada, 2021
Winner – Best Feature, Kingston Canadian Film Festival, 2021
Winner, Canadian Screen Award, Best First Feature Film, Canadian Screen Awards, 2021
Winner – Audience Award, Best Narrative Feature, Blackstar Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Crystal Bear, Best Film, Berlin International Film Festival, 2021

Galaxy Cinemas COVID-19 Protocols:
As of September 22, 2021, the Government of Ontario requires guests who are 12 years of age and older to be fully vaccinated (two doses, plus 14 days) and to provide their proof of vaccination along with photo ID to access our theatres. We ask guests to please arrive 30 minutes in advance of their showtime and to come ready to present their photo ID and proof of vaccination.

POST-SCREENING GATHERING
2021-09-30 21:00 | Kenzington Burger Bar, 511 Bryne Drive, Barrie, Ontario, L4N 9P7, Canada
Location: Kenzington Burger Bar, 511 Bryne Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 9P7
Tickets $35.00 *Limited Tickets*
Doors open 8:30 pm
Start 9:00 pm
CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
Starting off the evening at Galaxy Cinemas on Commerce Park Drive, we present an in-person screening of Beans, Tracey Deer’s award-winning debut and compelling coming-of-age story set against the real-life Oka Crisis of 1990.
Following the film, be sure to join us outdoors under the heat lamps at Kenzington Burger Bar’s patio on Bryne Drive, for an evening of music, delicious food and great conversation. Includes a signature cocktail courtesy of Kirkwood Properties.
An incredible film to discuss, Kenzington burgers and DJ Casey George! C’mon! This is an amazing combination for our first in-person outdoor gathering! We’ve missed sharing film, food, and music with everyone!

Tickets to Film and Post-screening Gathering sold separately!

FANNY: THE RIGHT TO ROCK - Virtual Cinema
2021-11-05 - 2021-11-18 | Virtual Cinema, Canada
Fanny: The Right To Rock
Directed by: Bobbi Jo Hart
Documentary, PG – contains coarse language and mature content, 92 min., Canada, 2021
Stream online: November 5 – 18, 2021

Sometime in the 1960s, in sunny Sacramento, two Filipina-American sisters got together with other teenage girls to play music. Little did they know their garage band would evolve into the legendary rock group Fanny, the first all-women band to release an LP with a major record label (Warner/Reprise, 1970). Despite releasing 5 critically-acclaimed albums over 5 years, touring with famed bands from SLADE to CHICAGO and amassing a dedicated fan base of music legends including David Bowie, Fanny’s groundbreaking impact in music was written out of history… until bandmates reunite 50 years later with a new rock record deal. With incredible archival footage of the band’s rocking past intercut with its next chapter releasing a new LP today, the film includes interviews with a large cadre of music icons, including Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott, Bonnie Raitt, The Go-Go’s Kathy Valentine, Todd Rundgren, The Runaways’ Cherie Currie, Lovin’ Spoonful’s John Sebastian, The B52’s Kate Pierson, Charles Neville and David Bowie guitarist and bassist Earl Slick and Gail Ann Dorsey. Fighting early barriers of race, gender and sexuality in the music industry, and now ageism, the incredible women of Fanny are ready to claim their hallowed place in the halls of rock ‘n’ roll fame.

Awards:
Winner – Rogers Audience Choice Award, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Audience Award, Two Riversides Film and Art Festival, 2021
Winner – Frameline Completion Fund, Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival, 2020

The Museum of Fiction - POSTPONED
2021-11-05 - 2021-11-13 | BFF20 Program_4 FINAL.indd
THE MUSEUM OF FICTION I. EMPIRE

The much-anticipated premiere of “The Museum of Fiction”, created by acclaimed Argentine artist Matías Umpierrez and starring Robert Lepage, has been postponed. For both technical and practical reasons, the unique video installation experience will premiere in the spring of 2022.
Talk Is Free Theatre and the Barrie Film Festival are dedicated to offering the highest quality of experience to audiences that in this specific case requires postponement. Details including new dates and the location of “The Museum of Fiction” will be announced January 2022.
A representative from Talk Is Free Theatre will be contacting all ticket holders.

Talk Is Free Theatre and Barrie Film Festival are teaming up to co-present the Canadian premiere of The Museum of Fiction, created by acclaimed Argentine artist Matías Umpierrez, starring Ángela Molina and renowned Canadian actor/director Robert Lepage.
This innovative adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth unites the performing arts, visual arts and cinema into a video installation experience that is unique to every audience member. In his work, Umpierrez explores links between the spectator and fiction that have a resounding connection to the world today. The audience will be immersed in a fictional story by viewing a series of screens and, depending which screen is being watched, they have a fundamental role: to make their own editing and to create their own dramatic composition based on what they watch or omit. Exploring the contradictory concept of presenting fiction within the setting of a museum, Umpierrez has created an experience that inspires conversations about how the truth relies on how individuals experience it in the moment.
Set in 1990’s post-dictatorship Spain, The Museum of Fiction immerses the audience in a world where propaganda is used to control the masses through the spread of false realities and fear.
Presented in Spanish and French with English subtitles.
Content advisory: some violence and intense scenes. Click Here for COVID-19 Protocols.

In Partnership with:

Funded by:

Photo: The Museum of Fiction ® Museo de la Ficcion PH Studio Matias Umpierrez

Credits:
Museo de la Ficción ® The Museum of Fiction
General credits:
Idea & Concept: Matías Umpierrez
Tour Managers: Alicia Calôt, Malena Schnitzer, Joaquín Sesma
Technical coordination of the Exhibition: Gustavo Valera / Ultra-Lab
International distribution: Iva Horvat & Elise Garriga / Art Republic
I. EMPIRE
Cast:
Ángela Molina, Robert Lepage, Elena Anaya, Chema Tena, Adolfo Fernández, Ana Torrent, Tessa Andonegui, Javier Pereira, Javier Tolosa, Astrid Jones, Boré Buika, Alfonso Bassave, Tony Lam, Ziyi Yan, Olalla Hernández, Noa Sanchez Jiménez, Ángeles Arenas Ruiz
Film team credits:
Visual Design, Script and Director: Matías Umpierrez | Line Producer: Mariano Piñeiro | Production Manager: Daniela Girod | Music: Rafael Sucheras | DoP: Javier Cortes | Post production Director: Israel Almendro | Costume Director: Anais Ibañez, Paola Barrachina Doñate | First AD: Patricia Ordás | Art Director: Matías Umpierrez | Art Coordinator: Laura Lostalé | Sound Engineer: José Perea | Sound post production: Estudios La Panadería | Second AD: Carolina Gonzalez | Art Assistant: Andrea Lasanta | Property Manager: Sara Virumbrales | Chief Constructor: Elena C. Galindo, Amaya Cortaire Ciordia | Make up Artists & Hair Dressers: Felisa Ventas Cosano, María Perucho López, Xenia Tío, Ainhoa Rojo, Leyre Ballesteros, Lucía Juez | Making off: Samuel Sánchez | Photos: Studio Matías Umpierrez | Photo Assistant & Photo post-production: Matías Tavolaro | Wardrobe Assistant: Laura Sueiro García | Assistant Production: Alejandro de Lucas, Irina Dancourt, Gemma Galán | 1st Assistant Camera Operator: Kike Muñoz | 2st Assistant Camera Operator: Rodrigo Plácido | Assistant Sound Engineer: David Suarez | Gaffer: Oscar Alejano | Electrician: Eduardo Luzón, Álvaro David Gómez | Grip: Antonio Jesus Camacho López, La Guadaña | Post-production Coordinator: Elena Iglesias | Editor: Israel Almendro | Telecine: Eduardo Valdera | Vfx, Sfx supervisor: Javier Garrido, Néstor Benito, Carlos Sánchez, Alejandro Pérez | 3D Animation: Chema Mateo | 2D Animation: Reyes Álvarez | Audio Mix: Martín Longoni, Rafael Sucheras | Mastering: Lucas Piedra Cueva, Rafael Sucheras | English Subtitles: Sabrina Grosman | Lights and Studio Rental: Oscylight | Cámara Rental: Camaleón Cine
Extras:
Victor Manuel Blandin Herraez, Catalina Bono Zarate, Christian Garon, Roberto Garrido de la Cruz, Isabel Hernanz, Carmen Ibeas, Elimer León Moreno, Jorge López Sánchez, Pablo Márquez Fernández, María Cristina Medina, Paúl Moré García, Pilar Moreno, Antonia Payeras, Tayron Pérez Montenegro, Americo Pellizzari Videla, Ángeles Rivera López, Victoria Rojas, Dora Ivanova Slavilova, Matías Tavolaro, Niko Verona, Guillermo Villaescusa.
The piece EMPIRE for The Museum of Fiction is a co-production by dFERIA, San Telmo Museoa, Donostia Kultura, Studio Matías Umpierrez. Special thanks for the support of Rolex Mentor & Protégé Arts Initiative.

I'M YOUR MAN - Galaxy Cinemas
2022-02-02 | Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8, 72 Commerce Park Drive, Barrie, Ontario, L4N 8W8, Canada
Wednesday, February 2, 2022 – 4:00 pm, 7:00 pm
Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8

Directed By: Maria Schrader
Cast: Dan Stevens, Maren Eggert, Sandra Hüller
Sci-fi/Comedy, PG – sexually suggestive scene, coarse language, violence, 109 min, German with English subtitles (Germany)

“I’m Your Man” is an unexpected delight, succeeding as a romantic comedy – and as much more.” – Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
“Heartwarming, elegant, and often profound in its exploration of loneliness and human connection, I’m Your Man is exquisitely charming and smart.” – Mae Abdulbaki, ScreenRant

Alma (Maren Eggert) is a scientist coerced into participating in an extraordinary study in order to obtain research funds for her work. For three weeks, she must live with a humanoid robot tailored to her character and needs, whose artificial intelligence is designed to be the perfect life partner for her. Enter Tom (Dan Stevens), a machine in human form created solely to make her happy. A playfully romantic tale, I’M YOUR MAN questions what love and longing really mean in the modern age.

This is an in-person screening at Galaxy Cinemas located in the south end of Barrie at 72 Commerce Park Drive. We encourage you to buy your tickets online. Reserved seating is in effect.

In accordance with Ontario Provincial Health Orders, QR Code Proof of Vaccination, accompanied by government issued photo ID is required for guests aged 12 and over to access the venue. Paper or mobile versions are accepted. Masks are required. To download your Ontario proof of vaccination QR code, click here.

Awards – 9 wins, 11 nominations
Winner – Silver Berlin Bear for Best Acting Performance (Maren Eggert), Berlin International Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Best Script, Festival of German Film, 2021
Winner – Best Performance (Maren Eggert), German Film Awards, 2021
Winner – Best Director, German Film Awards, 2021
Winner – Outstanding Feature Film, German Film Awards, 2021
Winner – Best Screenplay, German Film Awards, 2021
Winner – Best Cinematography, Guenter Rohrbach Filmpreis, 2021
Winner – CICAE Jury Prize, Jameson CineFest – Miskolc International Film Festival, 2021
Nominated – WFCC Award, Best Foreign Film, Women Film Critics Circle Awards, 2021
Nominated – Best Non-English Language Film and Best Woman Screenwriter, Alliance of Women Film Journalists, 2022

Series is funded by the City of Barrie and Ontario Trillium Foundation

PARALLEL MOTHERS - Galaxy Cinemas
2022-03-02 | Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8, 72 Commerce Park Drive, Barrie, Ontario, L4N 8W8, Canada
Wednesday, March 2, 2022 – 4:00 pm, 7:00 pm
Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8

Directed By: Pedro Almodóvar
Cast: Penélope Cruz, Rossy de Palma
Drama, PG – sexually suggestive scenes, sexual language, 124 min., Spanish with English subtitles (Spain)

“The performances always make the film feel substantive and authentic, particularly the interplay between its two very different stars.” – Christy Lemire, RogerEbert.com

Two women, Janis and Ana, coincide in a hospital room where they are going to give birth. Both are single and became pregnant by accident. Janis, middle-aged, doesn’t regret it and she is exultant. The other, Ana, an adolescent, is scared, repentant and traumatized. Janis tries to encourage her while they move like sleepwalkers along the hospital corridors. The few words they exchange in these hours will create a very close link between the two, which by chance develops and complicates, and changes their lives in a decisive way.

Awards – 14 wins, 69 nominations

Winner – Best Actress (Penélope Cruz), Venice Film Festival, 2021
Winner – International Star Award (Penélope Cruz), Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2021
Winner – LAFCA Award, Best Actress (Penélope Cruz) and Best Music (Alberto Iglesias), Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, 2021
Nominated – Best Film, Best Director, Best Lead Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Sound, Goya Awards, 2022
Nominated – Best Motion Picture and Best Original Score, Golden Globes, 2022
Nominated – Best International Film (Spain), Film Independent Spirit Awards, 2022
Nominated – Best Film Not in the English Language, BAFTA Awards, 2022
Nominated – Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Penélope Cruz), Academy Awards, 2022
Nominated – Best Original Score (Alberto Iglesias), Academy Awards, 2022

Series is funded by the City of Barrie and Ontario Trillium Foundation

REEL STORIES - Galaxy Cinemas
2022-03-24 - 2022-03-27 | Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8, 72 Commerce Park Drive, Barrie, Ontario, L4N 8W8, Canada
Galaxy Cinemas, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8
We are pleased to announce that the 18th edition of Reel Stories will be returning to the big screen! Discover extraordinary things about the world from this thought-provoking film festival which includes documentaries and dramas inspired by true events and real people – enjoy your four-day film adventure!
Tickets are $8 Senior/Student and $10 Adult, plus service fees.
We encourage you to purchase your tickets online in advance. All screenings are in-person and reserved seating. The system will add one empty seat on each side of your ticket order, so if you are planning to sit next to another individual at the same screening, you will need to purchase their seats at the same time.
SEATING CHART COLOURS: bright yellow are empty seats; orange and dark gray seats are sold.
Click the “Film Listing” button below for more information on the 9 official selections as well as ticket purchase links.

For the venue’s most up to date COVID-19 protocols, please see their health and safety page.

JULIA - Galaxy Cinemas
2022-03-24 16:00 | Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8, 72 Commerce Park Drive, Barrie, Ontario, L4N 8W8, Canada
Thu, Mar 24 – 4:00 PM; and
Sun, Mar 27 – 8:15 PM
Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8
Tickets are $8 Senior/Student and $10 Adult, plus service fees.

Directed by: Betsy West, Julie Cohen
Documentary, PG – nudity, coarse language, 95 min., (USA)
CLICK HERE for the trailer

JULIA brings to life the legendary cookbook author and television superstar who changed the way Americans think about food, television, and even about women. Using never-before-seen archival footage, personal photos, first-person narratives, and cutting-edge, mouth-watering food cinematography, the film traces Julia Child’s 12 year struggle to create and publish the revolutionary Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961) which has sold more than 2.5 million copies to date, and her rapid ascent to become the country’s most unlikely television star. It’s the empowering story of a woman who found her purpose – and her fame – at 50, and took America along on the whole delicious journey.
Betsy West and Julie Cohen — director-producers of 2018’s Academy Award-nominated, Emmy-winning documentary RBG — reveal in the evocative and entertaining documentary JULIA, the path that led Child from a well-to-do childhood in Pasadena to fame was a distinctive and fascinating journey.

Awards: 11 nominations:
Nominated – Best Documentary, AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, 2022
Nominated – Best Documentary, Alliance of Women Film Journalists, 2022
Nominated – Audience Choice and Outstanding Musical Score, Cinema Eye Honors Awards, 2022
Nominated – Best Score and Best Historical/Biographical Documentary, Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards, 2021
Nominated – Best Original Score, Hollywood Music in Media Awards, 2021
Nominated – Best Original Score, International Film Music Critics Awards, 2022
Nominated – Best Documentary, Online Association of Female Film Critics, 2021
Nominated – Best Documentary, Satellite Awards, 2022
Nominated – Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film, Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards, 2022

Funded by: City of Barrie, Ontario Trillium Foundation and Telefilm Canada
Sponsored by: Busch Systems, Digital Giants, Lehman & Associates, Netgain, Plumbtech Plumbing Inc., Sigma Engagement Systems, and Venable Park Investment Council Inc.

PEACE BY CHOCOLATE - Galaxy Cinemas
2022-03-24 19:00 | Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8, 72 Commerce Park Drive, Barrie, Ontario, L4N 8W8, Canada
Screening: Thu, Mar 24 – 7:00 PM;
and also Sat, Mar 26 – 3:15 PM
Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8
Tickets are $8 Senior/Student and $10 Adult, plus service fees.

Co-written and Directed by: Jonathan Keijser
Drama/Comedy, Not rated – suitable for all audiences, 96 min., English and Arabic with English subtitles (Canada)
CLICK HERE to view the Trailer
“A wonderfully made, beautifully acted, and completely engaging film.” – Richard Propes, TheIndependentCritic.com
After the bombing of his family’s chocolate factory, Tareq Hadhad, a charming young Syrian refugee, struggles to settle into small-town life in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Despite moving to a new country, he’s intent on pursuing his dream to become a doctor. But when his father, Issam, insists that he must focus on survival, Tareq and his family move towards a different, but familiar path: Rebuilding Issam’s chocolate business. When what seemed like a nostalgic attempt to cling onto remnants of an old life past becomes an overnight sensation, Tareq is shocked. Put in the role of business manager, he must choose between the demands of an exponentially growing business and an offer to go back to medical school. New challenges arise between a rival chocolatier while the heartbreak of Tareq’s sister left behind in Syria weighs heavily on the family. Nevertheless, Tareq remains set on his goals, buoyed by a supportive community of eclectics. As father and son both struggle to find common ground and navigate the complexities of family duty, the heightening tension between them threatens to tear the family apart. Based on the internationally recognized true story.
Awards:
Winner – Jury Award, Cordillera International Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Audience Choice Award, Heartland International Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Jury Award, Best Feature, Lavazza Italian Contemporary Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Jury Prize, Loudoun Arts Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Audience Award, Naples International Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Jury Award, Port Townsend Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Jury Award, Scottsdale International Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Audience Award, Woods Hole Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Jury Award, Best Feature, Toronto Food Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Jury Award, Best Feature Drama, Sedona Film Festival, 2022

Funded by: City of Barrie, Ontario Trillium Foundation and Telefilm Canada
Sponsored by: Busch Systems, Digital Giants, Lehman & Associates, Netgain, Plumbtech Plumbing Inc., Sigma Engagement Systems, and Venable Park Investment Council Inc.

SANCTITY OF SPACE - Galaxy Cinemas
2022-03-24 21:15 | Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8, 72 Commerce Park Drive, Barrie, Ontario, L4N 8W8, Canada
Screening: Thu, Mar 24 – 9:15 PM;
and also Fri, Mar 25 – 7:00 PM
Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8
Tickets are $8 Senior/Student and $10 Adult, plus service fees.

Directed by: Renan Ozturk and Freddie Wilkinson
Featuring: Renan Ozturk, Freddie Wilkinson, Zach Smith
Documentary/Adventure, Not Rated – coarse language, intense scenes, 102 min., (USA)

CLICK HERE to view the trailer

“In the face of global climate change, these images of the glacial otherworldliness of Alaska carry a wistful splendour and a bittersweet urgency.” – Craig Fedirighi, vervetimes.com

Brad Washburn was the greatest aerial mountain photographer of all time. Hanging out the open door of an airplane, he flew above unmapped mountain ranges – capturing iconic images with which he could make maps, pursue scientific inquiries, discover first ascents, and inspire people. More than eighty years after Washburn first photographed Denali from the air, climbing buddies Renan Ozturk (MERU) and Freddie Wilkinson look at some of Washburn’s images and have this crazy idea: rather than go up, their dream is to go sideways — across the range’s most forbidding peaks, the Mooses Tooth massif. It’s a decidedly new way to explore the same landscape Washburn first discovered. As they pioneer the route over the course of two expeditions, enduring freezing bivies, cut ropes, and rock fall along the way, their desire to be the first to complete the audacious line grows into an obsession. While the climbing action unfolds, Washburn’s own incredible story comes to life through stunning archival footage and recreations. Filmed over a period of five years, THE SANCTITY OF SPACE brings together visual elements of the highest order – from Washburn and Adams’s stunning large format black and white photographs to state-of-the-art helicopter cinematography to space photography – with an unforgettable story spanning generations. It’s both a white-knuckle adventure tale, and a celebration of the spirit of exploration.

Funded by: City of Barrie, Ontario Trillium Foundation and Telefilm Canada
Sponsored by: Busch Systems, Digital Giants, Lehman & Associates, Netgain, Plumbtech Plumbing Inc., Sigma Engagement Systems, and Venable Park Investment Council Inc.

THE RESCUE - Galaxy Cinemas
2022-03-25 16:00 | Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8, 72 Commerce Park Drive, Barrie, Ontario, L4N 8W8, Canada
Fri, Mar 25 – 4:00 PM;
and also Sat, Mar 26 – 7:45 PM
Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8
Tickets are $8 Senior/Student and $10 Adult, plus service fees.

Directed by: E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin
Documentary, PG for coarse language, 107 min., Language: English, and Thai, Korean, Norwegian with English subtitles (USA/UK)
CLICK HERE to view the Trailer

“The Rescue is a gripping, unsurprisingly moving early account, one that emphasizes the pluck and ingenuity of its heroes and the resilience and beauty of its survivors.” – Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times

THE RESCUE chronicles the enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand. Academy Award-winning directors and producers E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin (Free Solo) keep viewers on the edge of their seats as they use a wealth of never-before-seen material and exclusive interviews to piece together the high stakes mission, highlighting the efforts of the Royal Thai Navy SEALs and US Special Forces and details the expert cave divers’ audacious venture to dive the boys to safety. THE RESCUE brings alive one of the most perilous and extraordinary rescues in modern times, shining a light on the high-risk world of cave diving, the astounding courage and compassion of the rescuers, and the shared humanity of the international community that united to save the boys.

Awards: 11 wins, 36 nominations!
Winner – People’s Choice Award, Documentary, Toronto International Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Grand Prize, Banff Mountain Film Festival, 2021
Winner – 3 Awards: Best Director, Cinematography, Score, Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards, 2021
Winner – Audience Award, Best Documentary Feature, Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Audience Choice Award, Documentary, Heartland International Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Audience Award, Documentary Feature, Middleburg Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Audience Award, Documentary, Mill Valley Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Cinema Eye Honors Award, The Unforgetables, Cinema Eye Honors Awards, 2022
Winner – Gold List Award for Best Documentary Feature, Gold List, 2022
Nominated – Best Documentary, BAFTA Awards, 2022
Nominated – Best Edited Documentary Feature, American Cinema Editors, 2022
Nominated – SFCS Award, Best Documentary Feature, Seattle Film Critics Society, 2022

Funded by: City of Barrie, Ontario Trillium Foundation and Telefilm Canada
Sponsored by: Busch Systems, Digital Giants, Lehman & Associates, Netgain, Plumbtech Plumbing Inc., Sigma Engagement Systems, and Venable Park Investment Council Inc.

THE SANCTITY OF SPACE - Galaxy Cinemas
2022-03-25 19:00 | Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8, 72 Commerce Park Drive, Barrie, Ontario, L4N 8W8, Canada
Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8
Tickets are $8 Senior/Student and $10 Adult, plus service fees.

Directed by: Renan Ozturk and Freddie Wilkinson
Featuring: Renan Ozturk, Freddie Wilkinson, Zach Smith
Documentary/Adventure, Not Rated – coarse language, intense scenes, 102 min., (USA)

CLICK HERE to view the trailer

“In the face of global climate change, these images of the glacial otherworldliness of Alaska carry a wistful splendour and a bittersweet urgency.” – Craig Fedirighi, vervetimes.com

Brad Washburn was the greatest aerial mountain photographer of all time. Hanging out the open door of an airplane, he flew above unmapped mountain ranges – capturing iconic images with which he could make maps, pursue scientific inquiries, discover first ascents, and inspire people. More than eighty years after Washburn first photographed Denali from the air, climbing buddies Renan Ozturk (MERU) and Freddie Wilkinson look at some of Washburn’s images and have this crazy idea: rather than go up, their dream is to go sideways — across the range’s most forbidding peaks, the Mooses Tooth massif. It’s a decidedly new way to explore the same landscape Washburn first discovered. As they pioneer the route over the course of two expeditions, enduring freezing bivies, cut ropes, and rock fall along the way, their desire to be the first to complete the audacious line grows into an obsession. While the climbing action unfolds, Washburn’s own incredible story comes to life through stunning archival footage and recreations. Filmed over a period of five years, THE SANCTITY OF SPACE brings together visual elements of the highest order – from Washburn and Adams’s stunning large format black and white photographs to state-of-the-art helicopter cinematography to space photography – with an unforgettable story spanning generations. It’s both a white-knuckle adventure tale, and a celebration of the spirit of exploration.

Funded by: City of Barrie, Ontario Trillium Foundation and Telefilm Canada
Sponsored by: Busch Systems, Digital Giants, Lehman & Associates, Netgain, Plumbtech Plumbing Inc., Sigma Engagement Systems, and Venable Park Investment Council Inc.

WRITING WITH FIRE - Galaxy Cinemas
2022-03-26 13:00 | Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8, 72 Commerce Park Drive, Barrie, Ontario, L4N 8W8, Canada
Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8
Tickets are $8 Senior/Student and $10 Adult, plus service fees.

Directed By: Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh
Documentary, Not Rated, 93 min., Hindi with English Subtitles (India)
CLICK HERE to view the trailer.

“Insightful and inspirational…the film’s sense of intimacy and immediacy makes the viewer feel like they’re on a ride-along with the journalists…the filmmakers illuminate the change that can happen when the most marginalized members of a society empower themselves…” – Inkoo Kang, The Hollywood Reporter

Reporting from a social environment built to divide based on caste and gender, a fearless group of journalists maintain India’s only women-led news outlet. The women of Khabar Lahariya (‘Waves of News’), all from the Dalit (“untouchables”) caste, prepare to transition the newspaper from print to digital even though many of their reporters don’t have access to electricity at home. Armed with smartphones, Chief Reporter Meera and her team of investigative journalists confront some of India’s biggest issues – exposing the relentless discrimination against women and amplifying the voices of those who suffer from the oppressive caste system. WRITING WITH FIRE chronicles the astonishing determination of these local reporters as they empower each other and hold those responsible for injustice to account. Reaching new audiences through their growing platform, the women of Khabar Lahariya redefine what it means to be powerful in this timely and inspiring documentary.

Awards: 25 wins, 18 nominations
Nominated – Best Documentary Feature, Academy Awards, 2022
Nominated – Audience Award, Top 5 Audience Award, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, 2021
Winner – IDFA Audience Award, IDFA, 2021
Winner – Golden Gate Award, Best Documentary Film, San Francisco Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Special Jury Prize, Documentary Competition, Seattle International Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Audience Award, World Cinema Documentary, Sundance Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Special Jury Award: Impact for Change, World Cinema Documentary, Sundance Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Special Jury Prize, Best Documentary Feature, Telluride Mountainfilm Festival, 2021
Winner – Best Feature Documentary, Nordic Docs, 2021
Winner – Best Documentary, Oslo Films from the South Festival, 2021
Winner – Silver Horn, Best Film on Social Issues, Krakow Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Justice Matters Award, Best Documentary, Washington DC International Film Festival
Winner – Audience Award, Best Documentary Feature, Wisconsin Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Maysles Brothers Award, Feature Documentary, Belfast Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Checkpoints Award, Bergen International Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Audience Award and Best Feature Documentary, Blackstar Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Cinema Eye Honors Awards, 2022
Nominated – F:ACT Award, CPH:DOX, 2021
Winner – Citizens’ Prize, Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, 2021

Funded by: City of Barrie, Ontario Trillium Foundation and Telefilm Canada
Sponsored by: Busch Systems, Digital Giants, Lehman & Associates, Netgain, Plumbtech Plumbing Inc., Sigma Engagement Systems, and Venable Park Investment Council Inc.

PEACE BY CHOCOLATE - Galaxy Cinemas
2022-03-26 15:15 | Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8, 72 Commerce Park Drive, Barrie, Ontario, L4N 8W8, Canada
Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8
Tickets are $8 Senior/Student and $10 Adult, plus service fees.

***Please note this screening is nearly sold out*** – seating map colours are bright yellow for available seats, orange and dark gray seats are sold.

Co-written and Directed by: Jonathan Keijser
Drama/Comedy, Not rated – suitable for all audiences, 96 min., English and Arabic with English subtitles (Canada)
CLICK HERE to view the Trailer
“A wonderfully made, beautifully acted, and completely engaging film.” – Richard Propes, TheIndependentCritic.com
After the bombing of his family’s chocolate factory, Tareq Hadhad, a charming young Syrian refugee, struggles to settle into small-town life in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Despite moving to a new country, he’s intent on pursuing his dream to become a doctor. But when his father, Issam, insists that he must focus on survival, Tareq and his family move towards a different, but familiar path: Rebuilding Issam’s chocolate business. When what seemed like a nostalgic attempt to cling onto remnants of an old life past becomes an overnight sensation, Tareq is shocked. Put in the role of business manager, he must choose between the demands of an exponentially growing business and an offer to go back to medical school. New challenges arise between a rival chocolatier while the heartbreak of Tareq’s sister left behind in Syria weighs heavily on the family. Nevertheless, Tareq remains set on his goals, buoyed by a supportive community of eclectics. As father and son both struggle to find common ground and navigate the complexities of family duty, the heightening tension between them threatens to tear the family apart. Based on the internationally recognized true story.
Awards:
Winner – Jury Award, Cordillera International Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Audience Choice Award, Heartland International Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Jury Award, Best Feature, Lavazza Italian Contemporary Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Jury Prize, Loudoun Arts Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Audience Award, Naples International Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Jury Award, Port Townsend Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Jury Award, Scottsdale International Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Audience Award, Woods Hole Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Jury Award, Best Feature, Toronto Food Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Jury Award, Best Feature Drama, Sedona Film Festival, 2022

Funded by: City of Barrie, Ontario Trillium Foundation and Telefilm Canada
Sponsored by: Busch Systems, Digital Giants, Lehman & Associates, Netgain, Plumbtech Plumbing Inc., Sigma Engagement Systems, and Venable Park Investment Council Inc.

WOCHIIGII LO - Galaxy Cinemas
2022-03-26 17:35 | Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8, 72 Commerce Park Drive, Barrie, Ontario, L4N 8W8, Canada
Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8
Tickets are $8 Senior/Student and $10 Adult, plus service fees.

Written and Directed by Heather Hatch
Documentary, Not rated – suitable for all audiences, 85 min., (Canada)

“Haida director Hatch’s documentary is compelling and tells an important, and infuriating story of corporations and the government causing environmental destruction under the guise of bettering the economy” – Kelly Boutsalis, Point of View magazine

Wochiigii lo: End of the Peace follows the struggles of Diane Abel and Chief Roland Willson of West Moberly First Nations as they battle the BC government against the construction of a multi-billion-dollar mega-dam along the Peace River (commonly known as Site C Dam). If constructed, it will give way to the extinction of their people’s culture by destroying the land and water they have occupied for over 13,000 years. While crown corporations and political parties collude against their traditional way of life, the desire to fight for their nation is embedded in these two resilient individuals.

Funded by: City of Barrie, Ontario Trillium Foundation and Telefilm Canada
Sponsored by: Busch Systems, Digital Giants, Lehman & Associates, Netgain, Plumbtech Plumbing Inc., Sigma Engagement Systems, and Venable Park Investment Council Inc.

THE RESCUE - Galaxy Cinemas
2022-03-26 19:45 | Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8, 72 Commerce Park Drive, Barrie, Ontario, L4N 8W8, Canada
Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8
Tickets are $8 Senior/Student and $10 Adult, plus service fees.

Directed by: E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin
Documentary, PG for coarse language, 107 min., Language: English, and Thai, Korean, Norwegian with English subtitles (USA/UK)
CLICK HERE to view the Trailer

“The Rescue is a gripping, unsurprisingly moving early account, one that emphasizes the pluck and ingenuity of its heroes and the resilience and beauty of its survivors.” – Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times

THE RESCUE chronicles the enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand. Academy Award-winning directors and producers E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin (Free Solo) keep viewers on the edge of their seats as they use a wealth of never-before-seen material and exclusive interviews to piece together the high stakes mission, highlighting the efforts of the Royal Thai Navy SEALs and US Special Forces and details the expert cave divers’ audacious venture to dive the boys to safety. THE RESCUE brings alive one of the most perilous and extraordinary rescues in modern times, shining a light on the high-risk world of cave diving, the astounding courage and compassion of the rescuers, and the shared humanity of the international community that united to save the boys.

Awards: 11 wins, 36 nominations!
Winner – People’s Choice Award, Documentary, Toronto International Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Grand Prize, Banff Mountain Film Festival, 2021
Winner – 3 Awards: Best Director, Cinematography, Score, Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards, 2021
Winner – Audience Award, Best Documentary Feature, Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Audience Choice Award, Documentary, Heartland International Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Audience Award, Documentary Feature, Middleburg Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Audience Award, Documentary, Mill Valley Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Cinema Eye Honors Award, The Unforgetables, Cinema Eye Honors Awards, 2022
Winner – Gold List Award for Best Documentary Feature, Gold List, 2022
Nominated – Best Documentary, BAFTA Awards, 2022
Nominated – Best Edited Documentary Feature, American Cinema Editors, 2022
Nominated – SFCS Award, Best Documentary Feature, Seattle Film Critics Society, 2022

Funded by: City of Barrie, Ontario Trillium Foundation and Telefilm Canada
Sponsored by: Busch Systems, Digital Giants, Lehman & Associates, Netgain, Plumbtech Plumbing Inc., Sigma Engagement Systems, and Venable Park Investment Council Inc.

WHO WE ARE - Galaxy Cinemas
2022-03-27 13:00 | Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8, 72 Commerce Park Drive, Barrie, Ontario, L4N 8W8, Canada
Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8
Tickets are $8 Senior/Student and $10 Adult, plus service fees.

Directed by: Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler
Documentary, PG for violence, coarse language, 118 min., (USA)
CLICK HERE to view the trailer.

“Who We Are should be made required viewing in every American school as we find ourselves perched, once again, at a pivotal tipping point.” – Matt Fagerholm, RogerEbert.com

Former ACLU Deputy Legal Director Jeffery Robinson had one of the best educations in America. He went to Marquette University and Harvard Law School and has been a trial lawyer for over 40 years. In 2011, Robinson began raising his then 13-year-old nephew and, as a Black man raising a Black son, struggled with what to tell his son about racism in America. How, he wondered, did we get here? And when he started looking at American history, Robinson was shocked by what he had not known. For the past 10 years, in community centres, concert halls, houses of worship, and conference rooms across America, he has been sharing what he learned. In WHO WE ARE — A CHRONICLE OF RACISM IN AMERICA, Robinson faces his largest audience, asking all of us to examine who we are, where we come from, and who we want to be. Anchored by Robinson’s 2018 performance at NYC’s historic Town Hall Theatre, the film interweaves historical and present-day archival footage, Robinson’s personal story, and observational and interview footage capturing Robinson’s meetings with Black change-makers and eyewitnesses to history. From a hanging tree in Charleston, South Carolina, to a walking tour of the origins of slavery in colonial New York, to the site of a 1947 lynching in rural Alabama, the film brings history to life, exploring the enduring legacy of white supremacy and our collective responsibility to overcome it.

Awards: 5 wins, 8 nominations
Nominated – Best Documentary, AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, 2022
Winner – AAFCA Award, Best Independent Film, African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), 2022
Nominated – Best Documentary, Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Bridging the Borders Award, Special Mention, Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2022
Winner – Golden Space Needle Award, Best Documentary, Seattle International Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Audience Award, Documentary Spotlight, SXSW Film Festival, 2021
Nominated – New Directors Competition, Best Film, São Paulo International Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Films for Change Award, Woodstock Film Festival, 2021

Funded by: City of Barrie, Ontario Trillium Foundation and Telefilm Canada
Sponsored by: Busch Systems, Digital Giants, Lehman & Associates, Netgain, Plumbtech Plumbing Inc., Sigma Engagement Systems, and Venable Park Investment Council Inc.

THE LOST LEONARDO - Galaxy Cinemas
2022-03-27 15:40 | Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8, 72 Commerce Park Drive, Barrie, Ontario, L4N 8W8, Canada
Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8
Tickets are $8 Senior/Student and $10 Adult, plus service fees.

Directed by: Andreas Koefoed
Documentary, PG for coarse language, 100 min., (UK)

CLICK HERE to view the trailer.

“There’s nothing quite like a good story, well-told.” – Fionnuala Halligan, Screen International
“Really, “The Lost Leonardo” is a detective story. Like any good detective story, it’s also a morality tale.” – Mark Feeney, Boston Globe

THE LOST LEONARDO is the inside story behind the Salvator Mundi, the most expensive painting ever sold at $450 million. From the moment the painting is bought for $1175 at a shady New Orleans auction house, and the restorer discovers masterful Renaissance brushstrokes under the heavy varnish of its cheap restoration, the Salvator Mundi’s fate is determined by an insatiable quest for fame, money and power. As its price soars, so do questions about its authenticity: is this painting really by Leonardo da Vinci? Unravelling the hidden agendas of the richest men and most powerful art institutions in the world, THE LOST LEONARDO reveals how vested interests in the Salvator Mundi are of such tremendous power that truth becomes secondary.

Awards:
Nominated – Best Documentary Feature, Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards, 2021
Nominated – IDA Award for Best Cinematography and Music Score, International Documentary Association, 2022
Nominated – Bronze Horse for Best Documentary, Stockholm Film Festival, 2021

Funded by: City of Barrie, Ontario Trillium Foundation and Telefilm Canada
Sponsored by: Busch Systems, Digital Giants, Lehman & Associates, Netgain, Plumbtech Plumbing Inc., Sigma Engagement Systems, and Venable Park Investment Council Inc.

FLEE - Galaxy Cinemas
2022-03-27 18:00 | Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8, 72 Commerce Park Drive, Barrie, Ontario, L4N 8W8, Canada
Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8
Tickets are $8 Senior/Student and $10 Adult, plus service fees.

Written and directed by: Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Documentary, PG for mature content, disturbing images and coarse language, 90 min., Danish, Dari, Russian, Swedish with English subtitles (Denmark)

CLICK HERE to view the trailer.

“What an extraordinary story” – Peter Bradshaw, Guardian

FLEE tells the story of Amin Nawabi (a pseudonym), as he grapples with a painful secret he has kept hidden for 20 years, one that threatens to derail the life he has built for himself and his soon to be husband. Recounted mostly through animation to director Jonas Poher Rasmussen, he tells for the first time the story of his extraordinary journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan.

Awards: 78 wins, 138 Nominations!
Nominated – 3 Categories – Best Documentary Feature, Animated Feature, and International Feature Film, Academy Awards, 2022
Nominated – Best Documentary, Best Animated Feature Film, BAFTA Awards, 2022
Nominated – Best Motion Picture (Animated), Golden Globes, 2022
Winner – Best Documentary, Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, 2021
Winner – Best International Independent Film, British Independent Film Awards, 2021
Winner – 4 Awards – Best Original Score, Sound, Editing and Best Documentary, Danish Film Awards, 2022
Winner – 3 Awards – Documentary, Animated Feature, European University Film Award, European Film Awards, 2021
Winner – World Cinema – Documentary, Sundance Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Best Non-Fiction Film, New York Film Critics Society, 2021
Winner – Nordic Council’s Film Prize, Nordic Council, 2021
Winner – Best Documentary, Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2022
Winner – Best Animated Feature Film, Toronto Film Critics Association Awards, 2022
Winner – Best Animated Feature, Seattle Film Critics Society, 2022

Funded by: City of Barrie, Ontario Trillium Foundation and Telefilm Canada
Sponsored by: Busch Systems, Digital Giants, Lehman & Associates, Netgain, Plumbtech Plumbing Inc., Sigma Engagement Systems, and Venable Park Investment Council Inc.

JULIA - Galaxy Cinemas
2022-03-27 20:15 | Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8, 72 Commerce Park Drive, Barrie, Ontario, L4N 8W8, Canada
Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8
Tickets are $8 Senior/Student and $10 Adult, plus service fees.

Directed by: Betsy West, Julie Cohen
Documentary, PG – nudity, coarse language, 95 min., (USA)
CLICK HERE for the trailer
JULIA brings to life the legendary cookbook author and television superstar who changed the way Americans think about food, television, and even about women. Using never-before-seen archival footage, personal photos, first-person narratives, and cutting-edge, mouth-watering food cinematography, the film traces Julia Child’s 12 year struggle to create and publish the revolutionary Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961) which has sold more than 2.5 million copies to date, and her rapid ascent to become the country’s most unlikely television star. It’s the empowering story of a woman who found her purpose – and her fame – at 50, and took America along on the whole delicious journey.
Betsy West and Julie Cohen — director-producers of 2018’s Academy Award-nominated, Emmy-winning documentary RBG — reveal in the evocative and entertaining documentary JULIA, the path that led Child from a well-to-do childhood in Pasadena to fame was a distinctive and fascinating journey.

Awards: 11 nominations:
Nominated – Best Documentary, AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, 2022
Nominated – Best Documentary, Alliance of Women Film Journalists, 2022
Nominated – Audience Choice and Outstanding Musical Score, Cinema Eye Honors Awards, 2022
Nominated – Best Score and Best Historical/Biographical Documentary, Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards, 2021
Nominated – Best Original Score, Hollywood Music in Media Awards, 2021
Nominated – Best Original Score, International Film Music Critics Awards, 2022
Nominated – Best Documentary, Online Association of Female Film Critics, 2021
Nominated – Best Documentary, Satellite Awards, 2022
Nominated – Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film, Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards, 2022

Funded by: City of Barrie, Ontario Trillium Foundation and Telefilm Canada
Sponsored by: Busch Systems, Digital Giants, Lehman & Associates, Netgain, Plumbtech Plumbing Inc., Sigma Engagement Systems, and Venable Park Investment Council Inc.

THE ROSE MAKER - Galaxy Cinemas
2022-04-06 | Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8, 72 Commerce Park Drive, Barrie, Ontario, L4N 8W8, Canada
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 – 4:00 pm, 7:00 pm
Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8

Tickets: Senior/Adult: $8, Adult: $10
SEATING CHART COLOURS: bright yellow – empty seats; orange and dark gray seats are sold.

Directed by Pierre Pinaud
Cast: Catherine Frot, Melan Omerta, Fatsah Bouyahmed, Olivia Côte, Marie Petiot, Vincent Dedienne
Comedy/Drama, Not rated, 94 min., French with English subtitles (France)

“The Rose Maker is a delightful, heart-warming movie. A reminder that family comes in all types and that when all looks lost, there is always hope. The movie provides some stunning scenery and an interesting insight into how new roses are ‘born’.” – Glennys Marsdon, so Perth

Gifted and eccentric horticulturalist Eve Vernet (Catherine Frot) honours her father’s legacy by continuing the family business, breeding exquisite roses that compete in showcases all over France. But her stubbornly artisanal approach struggles to compete with the mass-market production from her corporate rivals. Facing imminent bankruptcy, Eve’s trusted assistant Vera (Olivia Côte), makes a last-ditch effort to turn things around by secretly hiring three new employees from a prison rehabilitation program. Fred (Melan Omerta), Samir (Fatsah Bouyahmed), and Nadège (Marie Petiot), are misunderstood outcasts with fresh ideas, strong work ethics, and absolutely no gardening skills. After resisting the newcomers’ presence, Eve warms up to their idiosyncrasies, and, banding together, the team comes up with a zany and risky plan to try and save the business.

Series is funded by the City of Barrie and Ontario Trillium Foundation

RUN WOMAN RUN - Drive-in
2022-06-01 21:15 | Sunset Barrie Drive-in, 134 Line 4 South, Oro-Medonte, Ontario, L0L 2L0, Canada
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Starts at dusk (approx. 9:15 PM)
Sunset Barrie Drive-In (Oro-Medonte), located at 134, 4th Line S, Barrie, ON L0L 2L0
***Tickets available through Sunset Barrie Drive-In*** Box office opens 7:00 PM.

Directed by Zoe Leigh Hopkins
Cast: Dakota Ray Herbert, Asivak Koostachin, Lorne Cardinal, Jayli Wolf, Braeden Clarke, Sladen Peltier and Alex Rice
Comedy/Drama, PG, 101 minutes (Canada)

“Run Woman Run” is a lighthearted film with serious messages of recovery from residential school trauma, self-discovery and the erasure of Indigenous languages. It doesn’t shy away from the big topics, but at its heart it is an underdog story about overcoming obstacles and belief in one’s self. – Richard Crouse

Single mother Beck (Dakota Ray Hebert) has been running from reality. Her “breakfast of champions” is a 5 cream, 5 sugar coffee, and donuts. Something has to give and it does when Beck finds herself in a diabetic coma and visited by a ghostly ancestor, the legendary Indigenous marathon runner Tom Longboat, who becomes her wise-cracking new life coach. Told with a lighthearted touch, Run Woman Run is a feel-good anti-rom-com about a woman who has to tackle the ghosts of her past before she can run toward a new future. This film is by critically acclaimed writer/director Zoe Hopkins (Kayak to Klemtu).

Awards:
Winner – Audience Choice Award, ImagineNative Film + Media Arts Festival, 2021
Winner – The Moon Jury Award, ImagineNative Film + Media Arts Festival, 2021
Winner – Best Film and Best Actress, American Indian Film Festival, 2021
Winner – Best Actor, WorldFest Houston, 2021
Nominated – Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Director, American Indian Film Festival, 2021

The Barrie Film Festival is a not for profit organization that provides film fans unique experiences through year-round programming. Funded by the City of Barrie and the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

KAYAK TO KLEMTU - Outdoor Screening
2022-06-29 21:30 | Meridian Place, 30 Simcoe Street, Barrie, ON, L4M 1A7, Canada
KAYAK TO KLEMTU
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Meridian Place, Downtown Barrie
Admission: Free
Starts at dusk, weather permitting (rain date June 30)

Directed by Zoe Leigh Hopkins
Drama/Adventure, 2018, 90 min., PG (Canada)

Synopsis:
14-year-old Ella (Ta’Kaiya Blaney) is determined to travel the length of the Inside Passage, along the shores of the Great Bear Rainforest by kayak in order to testify against a proposed pipeline that would see oil tanker traffic through her beloved homeland waters. She’s prepared to handle all of the challenges: the wildlife, the weather, the water, and her gear have to offer up. The most challenging of all is that she has to bring her dysfunctional family with her. Her neurotic aunt (Sonja Bennett), her cranky uncle (Lorne Cardinal), her wayward cousin (Jared Ager-Foster), and the memory of her late uncle (Evan Adams, Smoke Signals) all come along for the ride to make it a fun and amazing adventure. From Tla’Amin to Klemtu, BC, this family navigates their blend of cultures and desires, while their spirits honour the coast as a place for each of us to call home and protect.

Awards: 6 wins, 4 nominations
Winner, Audience Choice Award, ImagineNative Film + Media Arts Festival, 2017
Winner, Festival Prize for Best Canadian First Feature, Victoria Film Festival, 2018
Winner, Best Director (Hopkins), American Indian Film Festival, 2018
Winner, Best Actor (Lorne Cardinal), American Indian Film Festival, 2018

Screening as part of National Indigenous History Month and National Indigenous Peoples Day programming hosted by the City of Barrie.
Also ​June 29 from 2:00 pm – 5:30 pm at Meridian Place – Indigenous History Month Celebration
Family activities, community booths, artisans, drumming, dancing, and more cultural sharing.​

For list of collaborations and programming throughout June, CLICK HERE

RON'S GONE WRONG - Outdoor Screening
2022-07-06 21:20 | Meridian Place, 30 Simcoe Street, Barrie, ON, L4M 1A7, Canada
Lawn Chair Luminata | Outdoor screening

Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Meridian Place, Downtown Barrie
Admission: Free
Starts at dusk, weather permitting (rain date July 7)
Comedy/Animation, 2021, 106 min., Rated G – some bullying and an intense scene (USA)
Directed by Jean-Philippe Vine, Sarah Smith

“Ron’s Gone Wrong” is the story of Barney, a socially awkward middle-schooler and Ron, his new walking, talking, digitally-connected device, which is supposed to be his “Best Friend out of the Box.” Ron’s hilarious malfunctions set against the backdrop of the social media age, launch them into an action-packed journey in which boy and robot come to terms with the wonderful messiness of true friendship. “Ron’s Gone Wrong” features the voices of Zach Galifianakis, Jack Dylan Grazer, Olivia Colman, Ed Helms, Justice Smith, Rob Delaney, Kylie Cantrall, Ricardo Hurtado, Marcus Scribner, Thomas Barbusca.

Presented in partnership with the Downtown Barrie Business Association

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